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Nanotechnology applied to Food and Agriculture

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Nanotechnology is a fast-developing tool, with applications in virtually all areas of scientific andtechnological research. The advantages and impact of the nanotechnology-based systems are verysignificant, justifying the growing attention from both academy and industry. It is thus not surprising ...

Nanotechnology is a fast-developing tool, with applications in virtually all areas of scientific andtechnological research. The advantages and impact of the nanotechnology-based systems are verysignificant, justifying the growing attention from both academy and industry. It is thus not surprising thatalso food & agricultural engineers, scientists and technologists are dedicating their attention tonanotechnology, in the search for specific advantages in agriculture, foods formulation and processing.In particular, the applications related with e.g. nanoencapsulation of functional ingredients are seen asvery promising. This is not an easy task, though: on top of the difficulties inherent to nanotechnology(e.g. finding adequate characterization methods, quantification of products, etc.), there are two otherissues which may dictate the success or failure of the research and development efforts in this area: 1)ingredients must be either bio-compatible or food-grade and 2) safety of the consumers & environmentmust be guaranteed. If these two issues are not conveniently addressed, no industrialist will be availableto even consider using nanotechnological solutions in the products of the company. The production ofand characterization of nanotechnology-based structures, their applications and safety concerns aretherefore hot topics that must be addressed by the scientific community.

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